LABD Bull Call Spread Strategy
LABD (Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bear 3X ETF), in the Financial Services sector, (Asset Management - Leveraged industry), listed on AMEX.
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LABD (Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bear 3X ETF) trades in the Financial Services sector, specifically Asset Management - Leveraged, with a market capitalization of approximately $16.6M, a beta of -3.32 versus the broader market, a 52-week range of 6.68-60.9, average daily share volume of 8.6M, a public-listing history dating back to 2015. These structural characteristics shape how LABD etf options price implied volatility around earnings windows, capital events, and macro-driven sector rotations.
A beta of -3.32 indicates LABD has historically moved less than the broader market, dampening realized volatility and producing tighter expected-move bands per unit of dollar exposure. LABD pays a dividend, which adjusts put-call parity and shifts the ex-dividend pricing across the listed chain.
What is a bull call spread on LABD?
A bull call spread buys an at-the-money call and sells an out-of-the-money call at a higher strike for defined risk and defined reward bounded by the strike width.
LABD snapshot
As of August 14, 2026, spot at $7.58, ATM IV 81.37%, IV rank 36.34%, expected move 23.33%. The bull call spread on LABD below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with strikes snapped to listed contracts and premiums pulled from the bid/ask midpoint at a 28-day expiry.
Why this bull call spread structure on LABD specifically: LABD IV at 81.37% is mid-range versus its 1-year history, so strategy selection should anchor more to the directional thesis than to the IV regime, with a market-implied 1-standard-deviation move of approximately 23.33% (roughly $1.77 on the underlying). The 28-day window matched to the front-month expiry keeps theta exposure bounded while still capturing the post-snapshot move; longer-dated LABD expiries trade a higher absolute premium for lower per-day decay. Position sizing on LABD should anchor to the underlying notional of $7.58 per share and to the trader's directional view on LABD etf.
LABD bull call spread setup
The LABD bull call spread below is built from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain, with each option leg priced at the bid/ask midpoint of its listed strike. With LABD at $7.58 on that close, the first option leg uses a $7.50 strike; additional legs (when the strategy has them) anchor to spot-relative offsets. Premiums come from the bid/ask midpoint on the listed LABD chain at a 28-day expiry; the cross-strike IV skew is reflected directly in the per-leg values rather than approximated. Quantity sizing assumes one contract per option leg (or 100 LABD shares for the stock leg in covered calls and collars).
| Action | Type | Strike / Basis | Premium (est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 1 | Call | $7.50 | $0.85 |
| Sell 1 | Call | $8.00 | $0.40 |
LABD bull call spread risk and reward
- Net Premium / Debit
- -$45.00
- Max Profit (per contract)
- $5.00
- Max Loss (per contract)
- -$45.00
- Breakeven(s)
- $7.95
- Risk / Reward Ratio
- 0.111
Max profit equals strike width minus net debit times 100; max loss equals net debit times 100. Breakeven is long-call strike plus net debit.
LABD bull call spread payoff curve
Modeled P&L at expiration across a range of underlying prices for the bull call spread on LABD. Each row is one sampled price point from the computed payoff curve; the full curve uses 200 price points internally before being summarized into 10 rows here.
| Underlying Price | % From Spot | P&L at Expiration |
|---|---|---|
| $0.01 | -99.9% | -$45.00 |
| $1.68 | -77.8% | -$45.00 |
| $3.36 | -55.7% | -$45.00 |
| $5.03 | -33.6% | -$45.00 |
| $6.71 | -11.5% | -$45.00 |
| $8.38 | +10.6% | +$5.00 |
| $10.06 | +32.7% | +$5.00 |
| $11.73 | +54.8% | +$5.00 |
| $13.41 | +76.9% | +$5.00 |
| $15.08 | +99.0% | +$5.00 |
When traders use bull call spread on LABD
Bull call spreads on LABD reduce the cost of a bullish LABD etf position by selling a higher-strike call; suited to moderate-move theses where price reaches but does not vastly exceed the short strike.
LABD thesis for this bull call spread
The market-implied 1-standard-deviation range for LABD extends from approximately $5.81 on the downside to $9.35 on the upside. A LABD bull call spread caps both the risk and the reward of a bullish position; relative to an outright long call on LABD, the spread reduces the cost basis but limits the maximum profit to the strike width minus net debit. Current LABD IV rank near 36.34% is mid-range against its 1-year distribution, so the IV signal is neutral; the bull call spread thesis on LABD should anchor more to the directional view and the expected-move geometry. As a Financial Services name, LABD options can move on sector-level news flow (peer earnings, regulatory updates, industry-specific macro data) in addition to LABD-specific events.
LABD bull call spread positions are structurally moderately bullish; the modeled P&L assumes European-style exercise at expiration and ignores early assignment, transaction costs, dividends paid before expiry on the stock leg (when present), and the bid-ask spread on the listed chain. LABD positions also carry Financial Services sector concentration risk; news flow inside the sector (peer earnings, regulatory shifts, supply-chain headlines) can move LABD alongside the broader basket even when LABD-specific fundamentals are unchanged. Long-premium structures like a bull call spread on LABD are particularly exposed to IV-crush risk through scheduled events (earnings, FDA decisions, central-bank meetings) where IV typically contracts post-event regardless of the directional outcome. Always rebuild the position from current LABD chain quotes before placing a trade.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a bull call spread on LABD?
- A bull call spread on LABD is the bull call spread strategy applied to LABD (etf). The strategy is structurally moderately bullish: A bull call spread buys an at-the-money call and sells an out-of-the-money call at a higher strike for defined risk and defined reward bounded by the strike width. With LABD etf at $7.58 on the August 14, 2026 close, the strikes shown on this page are snapped to the nearest listed LABD chain strike and the premiums come straight from that session's bid/ask midpoint.
- How are LABD bull call spread max profit and max loss calculated?
- Max profit equals strike width minus net debit times 100; max loss equals net debit times 100. Breakeven is long-call strike plus net debit. For the LABD bull call spread priced from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain at a 30-day expiry (ATM IV 81.37%), the computed maximum profit is $5.00 per contract and the computed maximum loss is -$45.00 per contract. Live intraday quotes will differ as the chain moves through the trading session.
- What is the breakeven for a LABD bull call spread?
- The breakeven for the LABD bull call spread priced on this page is roughly $7.95 at expiration, derived from the August 14, 2026 end-of-day chain's premiums. Breakeven is the underlying price at which the strategy's P&L crosses zero ignoring transaction costs and assignment risk. The LABD market-implied 1-standard-deviation expected move in the same options snapshot is approximately 23.33%; if the move sits well outside the breakeven distance, the structure's risk-reward becomes correspondingly tighter.
- When should you consider a bull call spread on LABD?
- Bull call spreads on LABD reduce the cost of a bullish LABD etf position by selling a higher-strike call; suited to moderate-move theses where price reaches but does not vastly exceed the short strike.
- How does current LABD implied volatility affect this bull call spread?
- LABD ATM IV is at 81.37% with IV rank near 36.34%, which is mid-range against its 1-year history. Strategy selection depends more on directional thesis and expected move than on a strong IV signal.